Third-Party Docks Are Bricking Nintendo Switch Consoles since update

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Cobretti2 said:

Teeqoz said:

A total (deep) discharge can brick any lithium-ion battery and you should never ever let any lithium-ion powered device be discharged for a long time (devices turn off before the battery fully discharges, but if you leave your device like that, it will eventually discharge completely). Just thought you should know. If you plan to store a lithium-ion powered device without using it for long periods of time, charge it to around 50%, and recharge it to 50% every 6 or so months.

Yer but this was like maybe 4-5months undocked and was originally 100% charged. Which I found rather surprising considering the period

Undocked it dies within a couple weeks. Maybe cause I had it on hibernate or whatever Nintendo calls that mode.

Sleep mode keeps some features running. It's similar to a cell phone. Most devices with sleep mode will last about 5-14 days. I'd guess the Switch is on the higher end due to battery capacity.